"Strider has incorporated his curveball much more lately, with a little more of his changeup as well. He's found a decent bit of success with this approach in his last three starts and here's hoping for a fourth today. There's nothing particularly special about his curveball, but it provides an important change of pace for when his fastball is more of a plus pitch than the 80-grade laser beam it was in previous seasons."
"On the other side is top prospect Bubba Chandler, who debuted for Pittsburgh this season and has put up a 3.21 xFIP but a 4.56 ERA over 25.2 innings so far in the bigs. It's not hard to see why he was such a highly touted prospect, as he boasts an upper 90s fastball with good rise to it and a good looking low 90s changeup to pitch off of that fastball, with a slider and curveball to mix in."
This is a pitching matchup between Atlanta's Spencer Strider and Pittsburgh's Bubba Chandler as both teams jockey for draft lottery position. Strider has increased use of his curveball and some more changeup and has had success in his last three starts; his curve provides a change of pace when his fastball is less dominant than in previous seasons. Getting through the start healthy is the top priority for Strider. Chandler owns a 3.21 xFIP and 4.56 ERA over 25.2 innings and features an upper-90s fastball, low-90s changeup, slider and curve. Chandler has located well and limited walks but has been hit fairly hard; strong chase and whiff rates and a small sample suggest strikeouts and batted-ball profile could improve, making him a formidable challenge for Atlanta's offense. The game is Saturday, September 27 at 7:15 p.m. EDT at Truis.
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